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STATE FARM v. FEDERAL INS. CO.

No. F031707.

86 Cal.Rptr.2d 20 (1999)

72 Cal.App.4th 1422

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fifth District.

Review Denied September 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Newton, Kastner & Remmel, Stephen L. Newton, Los Angeles, and O. Antony Abdollahi, Mountain View, for Defendant and Appellant.

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, Wade M. Hansard, Patrick D. Toole, Scott D. Laird and Todd M. Baxter, Fresno, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

LEVY, J.

The primary issue presented by this appeal is whether, for purposes of disqualification, the attorney representing an insured is also representing the insurance company. If the insurance company is a client, this case poses a secondary question regarding the applicable disqualification standard. The issue becomes whether the insurance company is "former" or a "concurrent" client when the attorney files a complaint naming the insurance company...

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